Mako Sports

Done, maybe they will make something good enough to get me to switch off the FS5

You're probably right, but there's no harm in being welcoming.  If we can influence any of them to do tests with a grey-card then instead of lamenting the decline of industry journalism we can enjoy videos that are useful and informative, but that's probably not going to happen if all we do is unconstructive hyperbolic criticisms.

Max doesn’t even come close to Tony and Fro. While I agree perhaps the tests were flawed and not scientific enough for this audience I wouldn’t use that same brush on all of Max’s videos. I find his hardware tests focused around video editing helpful and a timesaver.
I would also say the system is horribly broken if Max has to alter facts to get clicks. 
I also share Andrew’s distaste for YouTubes influencer bullshit that goes on, like claiming impartiality when they receive free gear for “good words” (see Matti Haapojas “Most Underated camera of 2019” video; hint the answer is in the title. We aren’t even half way through 2019 yet) But they are just riding the wave before it comes crashing down and they are out a job when YouTube cancels their channel or people get tired of navigating the bullshit.

oof I didn't even realize the massive bump I figured with so few replies it was new post lmaoo

Hi Max, welcome to the forums! 
Things here can be harsh, but it's more that people are passionate about their perspectives rather than just being nasty, so I hope you can get past the initial impressions and stick around.  You'll never question if people are being honest with you, and people do spend a lot of time agreeing and helping each other too, and nasty people are invited to leave, so it's not toxic like most other forums, IMHO.  I've really enjoyed your videos and you're definitely one of the most thorough reviewers with tech performance and the like, so thanks for your work, it's been both entertaining and informative.
In terms of how you did the camera tests, I agree with a straight-out-of-the-box test.  It's useful to see what the manufacturer has suggested and what many people will use.
I think the second most worthwhile test is to set exposure and WB with a grey-card.  In a way the out-of-the-box test is for people that don't know or care, and the grey card is for people that do.  The third (and most difficult) test is to try and tweak profiles to get a good result, and that's the one fraught with peril, because it's going to come down to taste unless you get objective about it, perhaps placing skintones at a given IRE, etc, but if done well it's probably a 40 minute video exploring all combinations across many scenarios with a comprehensive analysis and recommendations component.
This audience would have preferred a grey-card style test, as perhaps the majority of people that post here are either professional film-makers of some kind and the rest of us are ultra-serious amateurs (like myself).  This forum also has a bit of an issue with what the YT algorithm does to creatives - heavily pushing you guys into low-quality disposable first-to-publish click-bait industry-shill type content designed to help brands sell cameras to bros who need to be told they need a "FF sensor" "fast glass" for awesome "bokeh" great "colour science" awesome "codec" and "ND filters" and a gimbal and "buy my LUT the link is in the description" to make "cinematic" videos, and insert more meaningless buzzwords here.  (and never mind that cinema was glorious for decades without any of these...). I realise that you have resisted these pressures more than many others, which is to your credit and why I'm still a subscriber.
[Edit: I think your hardware performance videos are excellent and have been well received on here in the past, it's just that this video was a bit subjective and click-bait-ey so that's why it got the negative reaction.  Talking about colour science is a difficult topic and one that this forum is pretty sensitive to because the vast majority of YTers don't know anything about colour science beyond buying a LUT and the results they produce are so terrible that the only conclusions that we can draw is that that particular person didn't bring out the best of that camera, and we have to wait for someone who knows what they're doing to show the potential of the equipment.  So you hit a nerve basically...]
Keep up the good work and I hope you stick around  

I find this test to be very poor ! Testing skin tones in a forest with green reflexion everywhere, or in backlit situations... Nevertheless I think Max is being honest. I’m puzzled by the permanent suspicion toward people. Regarding his supposed Sony bias, he used to shoot with two gh5. He made a very positive review about the X-T3 and the blackmagic pocket 4K as well.
And he’s in his own right to shoot with Sony like many pros do. He won’t be switching cameras between every video and the workflow that comes with it. He settled on Sonys (which I’m not even sure). Caleb shoots on the GH5s, Matti on Canon... Everytime you say something nice about a camera, you are biased. I have every camera brand, I just did a review (mostly positive but fair) of the bmpcc4k and it didn’t miss. You always get the « he works for blackmagic » comment... If only. It’s ridiculous.
Max tests are always questionned. But I always come to the same conclusion with his sharpness, low light and autofocus tests. Sometimes his tests lack details but it’s almost impossible to cover it all.
I remember all the suspicion his gh5 vs a6500 AF test raised. It wad insane. People couldn’t accept the simple fact that the GH5 has a terrible autofocus and Sony PDAF is way ahead. Canon being the best.
Give the guy a break, his last video is not his best but his tests have been very useful for a lot of people and take a lot of time to do.
There are way worst youtubers out there !

why not just buy a canon. there's like 5 different models with three different tiers, surely you could find something to suit your budget ?

Thats the challenge lol, I have an A6300 as a backup. Luckily I don't have any planned sports docs so I don't need to worry about wide angle stuff. Shooting a product review view and FS5 sports test in the next couple of days so i'll link that when its done. 

I told them to build with a XC15 layout with a anamorphic zoom, ProRes, 10 bit built in, NDs. 
Pictures that a “cinema “ camera with the one feature that is synonymous with cinema... anamorphic.
I would buy one... just don’t make it feel like plasticky crap.

Thats the challenge lol, I have an A6300 as a backup. Luckily I don't have any planned sports docs so I don't need to worry about wide angle stuff. Shooting a product review view and FS5 sports test in the next couple of days so i'll link that when its done. 

My Sony Z90 review is finally live 
 

My Sony Z90 review is finally live 
 

Put it in full manual, auto iso should never be on when doing any kind of video work. Maybe look for or a buy an XT3 camera user guide dedicated for video. 

Yeah but i think some of the older Canon cameras, even the cheaper ones have a better CS to me than the new ones do. At least for what we like to shoot. I would much rather have say a C100 mk II over the original for features, but I think at least for the output I like the mk II is a downgrade not an upgrade CS wise. But I admit if I was a Pro trying to make money at it the mk II would be a better bet, even CS wise. That look is in now whether I like it or not lol.
What I find with my EOS M is it is mostly up to the build you have how good it looks. And once it is on a SD card that card seems to be stuck with it like it or not. My biggest problem was the damn thing has 2.0.3 firmware on it and that does not seem to be the way to go. So I am going to try to downgrade it and start all over. I can't find a build using the latest firmware I can do the SD card hack with. And that does make a big difference duration wise on footage.

Sony won on the comments and I agree. Sony has picked up the pace as of late like it or not. They are not the leader on video for no reason.

A6400 firmware

Poor AF is really Panasonic's main roadblock to greatness. Virtually everyone else has at least somewhat usable AF at this point. Panasonic has no excuses left. 

Not running dual card slots is risky af. Run a single slot, have a bunch of corrupted video files and what do you tell the client? "Most pros don't run dual slots"
 
Even if you have the time and money to reshoot,  good luck convincing them to hire you again after that. 

Depends but usually its a 2 to 4 minute mashup sometimes I'll do a 30 sec or 1 minute Instagram cut. 

Ive watched this NSX edit probably 35 times 
 always seem to find another aspect I like about it. 
Lighting ratios, color temp, color grading, focus, sound, audio, camera movement, rule of 3rds, location, depth of field etc etc. BY FAR my favorite car edit. 

I think 120fps will still be my go to but its fun to experiment. I only ever do 60fps in low light as I feel its not slow enough. Once you go 120 or higher its hard to go back. 
 
There's a high school lacrosse tournament going on today and tomorrow, I might roll up and test the FS5 to see how fares to my old A6300 and former Z90

kinda why I plan to go with a A6400 over an A6500 for my B cam.

Yes but most of the video centric versions ditch IBIS.. GH5S(No IBIS) S1H(No IBIS) etc... Certainly no professional cinema cameras have IBIS. For me I see IBIS as great for stills... horrible for video; it can sometimes warp the image and ruin the shot. This is understandable as the sensor is also correcting for yaw and pitch. If IBIS only corrected for X Y axises. I believe this would not be such a problem. I feel ultimately, EIS, as seen on the Osmo Action and GoPro... but with better quality, will be the future for cinema. And with large sensors like this, it would be very feasible. 

Odin... Humm, got a perfect nick, mate! LOL : -)

I don't listen to people with baseball caps on backwards.